World / Europe

Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan 14 Oct 2019 - 06:01 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: Shooting off flares and shouting "glory to Ukraine," thousands of far-right and nationalist activists marched Monday through Kyiv, protesting President Volodymyr...

Russia detains four more over opposition protest 14 Oct 2019 - 05:33 pm

Moscow: Russian investigators said Monday they had detained four more people suspected of violence against police at an unauthorised opposition protest in July,...

Brexit on October 31 a 'priority' for British government: Queen 14 Oct 2019 - 05:21 pm

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday set out his government's priorities at a parliamentary ceremony full of pomp and pageantry attended...

Unveiling UK government plan, Queen Elizabeth says priority is to exit EU on Oct 31 14 Oct 2019 - 01:59 pm

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson's agenda for his government on Monday, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal...

Spain jails Catalan leaders up to 13 years for independence bid 14 Oct 2019 - 11:15 am

Madrid, Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan leaders to prison terms of between nine and 13 years for sedition for their...

Poland's ruling nationalists ahead in election - partial results 14 Oct 2019 - 08:19 am

WARSAW, Poland's ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party was in the lead in Sunday's parliamentary election with 49.3% of votes, according to...

Hippo ivory to be banned in the U.K., Sunday Telegraph reports 13 Oct 2019 - 05:31 pm

The U.K. will ban hippo ivory as the government plans to close a loophole in poaching laws, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing people...

Populists eye victory in deeply divided Poland 13 Oct 2019 - 08:41 am

Warsaw: Poles began voting on Sunday in a polarising election which the governing populists look set to win on the back of welfare...

Catalan separatist leaders to get up to 15 years in jail 12 Oct 2019 - 04:48 pm

MADRID: Spain's Supreme Court plans to convict and sentence Catalan separatist leaders to a maximum of 15 years in prison over a 2017...

First female head of Nobel's literature award body has died 12 Oct 2019 - 02:12 pm

HELSINKI: Sara Danius, the first female head of the prestigious Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died. She was...

Terror probe after mass stabbing at UK shopping centre 11 Oct 2019 - 08:01 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Police arrested a man on terror charges Friday after a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in Manchester, northwest England,...

Prince William and Kate to visit Pakistan 11 Oct 2019 - 06:03 pm

ISLAMABAD: Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate visit Pakistan next week in what Kensington Palace has described as the most complex tour...

Five stabbed at Manchester shopping centre 11 Oct 2019 - 05:47 pm

London: Counter-terror police were on Friday probing a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in northwest England that left five people injured and...

Outrage in Bosnia, Kosovo over Handke's Nobel win 10 Oct 2019 - 06:39 pm

Belgrade: Austrian writer Peter Handke's Nobel literature prize win on Thursday sparked outrage in Bosnia and Kosovo, where he is widely seen as...

Michelin to close tyre factory in France 10 Oct 2019 - 12:04 pm

Paris, Tyre maker Michelin said Thursday it would close a French-based factory with 619 employees next year as competition from cheaper Asian manufacturers...

Jewish leader says German synagogue attacked by gunman inadequately protected 10 Oct 2019 - 11:21 am

BERLIN, A prominent Jewish community leader accused German authorities on Thursday of providing inadequate security at a synagogue that was attacked by a...

German gunman published 'manifesto' before anti-Semitic attack: SITE 10 Oct 2019 - 08:57 am

Berlin: A gunman who shot dead two people in the German city of Halle published an anti-Semitic "manifesto" online more than a week...

UK universities roll out consent courses to tackle harassment 09 Oct 2019 - 10:29 pm

LONDON: How do you teach university students about sexual consent? Train them, at least that's the approach of most British universities seeking to...